Asian Games 2026: Elavenil Valarivan Wins Two Silver Medals in Women's 10m Air Rifle

India opened its Asian Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya with shooting medals. On the first day of the shooting events, Elavenil Valarivan won two silver medals in the women's 10m air rifle, one in the team event and one in the individual event, on September 20 and 21, 2026.

Sonam Maskar, Elavenil Valariva, and Vidarsa Vinod K. Win India's First Medal of Asian Games 2026

The Indian trio won silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event, India's first medal at these Games. Together they scored 1898.0 points. Sonam contributed 634.1, Elavenil 633.5, and Vidarsa 630.4.

China won gold with a world record score of 1904.2, and host Japan took bronze with 1897.1.

India's Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally

So far, India's medals have come from 10 m air rifle shooting in the Asian Games 2026.

Women's 10m Air Rifle Team

India won silver with 1898.0 points. The team was Sonam Uttam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan, and Vidarsa Vinod K.

Women's 10m Air Rifle Individual

Elavenil won silver with 252.4 at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery. Japan's Hinata Taichi took gold with an Asian Games record of 253.0, and Olympic champion Ban Hyo-jin of South Korea won bronze with 230.4.

Elavenil led for much of the final and was 0.3 points ahead after 20 shots. Hinata then went ahead, and Elavenil finished 0.6 points short. Sonam Maskar ended sixth with 167.0.

This is Elavenil's first individual Asian Games medal. She had played at Jakarta 2018 but did not reach the final. She also holds the Asian record of 253.6, and she defended her Asian Championships title in New Delhi in 2026.

Men's 10m Air Rifle

Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won team silver with 1890.1 points. In the individual final, Himanshu won silver with 252.4, and Rudrankksh took bronze with 230.9.